Survival Hunter
513 viewsAbout the Class
Survival Hunter is a mid-range fighter who wields a two-handed weapon (polearms, staves, swords). In combat they use various bombs and volleys to deal damage. Despite belonging to the Hunter class, this specialization prefers dealing damage at mid/close range.
Strengths
- Solid and stable damage in both single-target and AoE situations.
- Simple rotation that lets you quickly learn the class and deliver strong results.
- Good survivability thanks to abilities that reduce incoming damage.
Weaknesses
- A small number of abilities, which significantly limits the rotation. The class may feel repetitive to some players.
- Requires melee or mid-range positioning, which can be challenging for some players.
- Few crowd control abilities and few utility tools for supporting the group.
Stat Priority
Agility
Mastery
Critical Strike
Haste
VersatilityTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
Kill Command when the beast from [Pack Leader's Howl] is ready to be summoned, or when you have stacks of [Spearhead]- Kill Command every time before [Flanking Strike] to build [Spearhead] stacks
Flanking Strike if you have no [Spearhead] stacks — to proc [Double Fangs]
Explosive Shot if you have [Spearhead] stacks
Raptor Swing if you have [Spearhead] stacks
Sulfuric BlastBest in Slot (BiS)
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Leveling Process
From the very first level you already have damage abilities. Your main abilities in the early levels will be 
Raptor Strike, Kill Command and 
Wildfire Bomb.
As you level up you will acquire new abilities and move closer to your main rotation. We recommend following this ability priority as they become available:
Mythic+ Tips
1
Always use 
Misdirection on the tank before dealing damage, or if the tank asks you to redirect threat from a group of mobs (for example, pulling mobs farthest from the tank, or if someone in the group accidentally pulled extras and the tank cannot redirect threat at that moment).
2
The ability 
Feign Death lets you drop aggro from mobs if you accidentally pulled an extra group. It also lets you shed many targeted abilities from mobs and bosses.
3
Use 
Camouflage if you need to walk past a group of enemies. This ability grants you full invisibility.
4
The abilities 
Aspect of the Turtle and 
Survival of the Fittest also work on summoned pets. Use them when you need to protect your pets or restore their health.
Macros
#showtooltip Misdirection /cast [@pet] Misdirection
#showtooltip Counter Shot /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Counter Shot
#showtooltip Intimidation /petattack /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][]Intimidation
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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